Sunday Sewday!

 This was a fun new shop sample I put together and it will fit nicely in my red and white quilt collection, won't it?

And this little bit of Easter fun is all from one panel. Cut. Stitch.Stuff.

The panel also includes the pieces to make the matching bag. 

New Stuff!

 

Here are a few new panels that just came in. These are digital prints which allows for more color incorporation into the fabric. 

Both of these panels are 29" wide, a little wider than the average panel.

And this is a new shop sample of our aquatic panel. The first sample had 2 green borders that really set off the center. That one was gifted at Christmas so Jenny Osler made us a new sample.  This new sample incorporates purple, a favorite color of her granddaughters.

We have several new bolts of Circle Play just in - 108" wide backing fabric.

Plus we just added 3 new colors to our selection of 60" wide Fireside from Moda - - - that's the soft, plushy stuff.

This weeks FEATURE

 This week we are featuring YLI, 40 wt Machine Quilting thread at 1/2 price.

Purchase all remaining spools and take the display case home free!

Baby Bed Conversion

Many of you have seen the baby bed we use for display in the shop. This bed has been in our family since the 1940s and used for 3 generations of babies. In the years since my kids were born, this type of bed has been deemed unsafe so, it's shelf life has been diminished but I still love it.

Aren't the ducks adorable? And, one of my favorite parts is the patina in the wood across the top where little hands gripped it to stand and announce nap time was over. One of my friends once told me her son would call out, "I'm all done sleeping!!!"

If I decide to paint it, I will frame out the ducks and paint around them.

This is what I have done so far, removed a side rail. Future plans include covering the mattress and making back cushions to create a little sofa seat.  

This is my inspiration piece.

I have also seen where you can remove the mattress and put in a board, paint with chalk paint or other, and use it for a child's desk/craft area.

 

Snow Day!

 We are taking a snow day Tuesday, January 26. If you have a quilting emergency, give me a call. If you have any other kind of emergency, call 911!

Customer Show and Share

 Laura Sheeder was in this week to drop off her quilt top for our long arm quilter. This picture does not really do it justice. Some of the thread is sparkly metallic and the embroidered designs are filled in with crayons that are then heat set. 

Very nicely done. Thanks for sharing, Laura.

FRIDAY FEATURE!

Our Friday Feature this week is all Bella Solids by Moda for just $5 a yard (regularly $7.99/yd)

This special is just in time for Moda's next Stitch Along scheduled to begin in 2 weeks, My Favorite Color.

We also have the booklet of all the block patterns used for this quilt in stock now - $11.99.
 

Sunday Sewday!

Isn't this a beauty!  This is made from blocks many of you contributed.  I distributed patterns and pieces of the red fabric with instructions to add your on red, white and blues to make the blocks.

It was scheduled for auction at the Dallas County Fair in July of last year but, as with many, many things, that did not happen so, it got moved to the back burner.

I pulled it out a couple weeks ago and finished it up with machine quilting and binding.

This was more than just a one Sunday Sewday. It is huge! 104" x 120"

As far as I know, this will be in the DC Fair live auction in July. However, if anyone wants to buy it now for $2,000, every penny of the money will be donated to the Dallas County Fair 4-H programs.

Customer Show and Share

Laurie shared this quilt top with me. Notice it is made using All Iowa Shop fabrics.  Cute!

 

Celia's Show and Share

We all miss the main feature of Quilt Circle of Friends, showing and sharing what we have been doing. Send me your pics and I will post!

Here is a Kimberbell Pillow Celia completed, working in tandem with her sister, Rozetta. Nice.

 

New Stuff!

Don't these just make you want to scream SPRING! These three prints are digital which is a dying process that allows for more color.

 

FRIDAY FEATURE

 

Time for FRIDAY FEATURE and it's a good one.

All Christmas fabric is 50% the original price, now through Tuesday.

Customer Show and Tell

Desiree  stopped in to show me her maiden voyage machine quilting on her sewing machine. 

I personally think straight line quilting is attractive and creates a more contemporary look.

Here is the back. She used safety pins to baste and painters tape to mark lines. Starting in the center, she angled out and then filled in that area with evenly spaced lines.

To further enhance these solid color quilts, she used the faux piping in the binding technique.

Thanks for sharing, Desiree!

 

Pfaff for sale

 Diana Weirich upgraded to a larger Pfaff and has her 2006 model for sale. It is a Pfaff Performance 2056 and has all original parts and manual. Call her for more information at 515-971-5483. 

FEATURES:

• Computerized
• Needle Threader
• Needle Up/Down Setting
• Embroidery Stitches
• One step buttonhole
• Drop-In bobbin
• Free Arm
• Adjustable Stitch Length and Width
• Adjustable Presser Foot Pressure
• Adjustable Needle Position
• Auto Threading

PURPLE BAG NEWS!

Time to do some purple bag drawing, both end of year and January 1.  PLUS - How about a special for holders of Purple Bags only?

Now through January 9, 2021 - All yard and half yard bundles are priced at just $5 a yard. We will be cutting fresh bundles all week! Purple Bags are available for $4.95 each.

Carol Washburn is the winner of our 1/1/2021 drawing, a kit for this quilt featuring the AISH fabric.

  

Each of these quilters wins a neutral colored jelly roll by Moda, perfect to work in with your own fabric stash to make it you!
Libby Mineart
Dian Wakefield
Nancy Hagelberg
Laura Bennett
Vicky Swallow

Each of these quilters wins a Dessert Roll from Moda's Remix by Jen Kingwell featuring a variety of 5" square prints. Strip it or cut it into 5" charms.
Desiree Long
April Scrivner
Janet Fortman
Caroline Romore
Amy Brandt